The British Formula One driver, who shared the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award with Lionel Messi on Monday, has been linked with a switch from Mercedes to Ferrari.

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN BARCELONA: Lewis Hamilton is making Mercedes wait to open contract talks, though he revealed that 'freedom' will be a central demand when negotiations finally start.

Mercedes' reinvention of the steering wheel has been banned just a day after it broke cover. Not that Lewis Hamilton and his boffins will mind because it won't be outlawed until 2021.

Here are all the major changes that have happened over the winter ahead of the 2020 Formula One campaign which begins on Sunday with the Australian Grand Prix.

EXCLUSIVE BY JONATHAN MCEVOY IN MELBOURNE: Todt has told Formula One's teams he took the decision to strike a settlement with his old team over their allegedly illegal engine.

Formula One star Lewis Hamilton has warned the public they must self-isolate in order to reduce the threat of the coronavirus.

The rules which would have effectively started a new era for F1 by pushing the reset button were set to come into force for 2021 before the coronavirus pushed their introduction back a year to save costs.

Carey's salary figure is a guarded secret but it is thought to be several million pounds a year. The London -based company have put half of their 500 F1 staff on furlough this week, it can be revealed.

Schumacher is the most successful driver to grace the sport after winning seven world championship titles before retiring in 2012 but Jordan says his legacy is tainted by his single-mindedness.

The Monegasque was speaking as Formula One bosses devise a rescheduled programme to fit between 15 and 18 races into the second half of the year after the coronavirus hiatus.

McLaren's young driver Lando Norris says there is no way to prepare his body for the 'shock' it will face when returning to Formula One after lockdown. Currently, F1 is set to return on July 5

Sir Frank Williams, like the rest of the world, was watching on as Ayrton Senna lost control of his car and slammed into barriers at 190mph. Now 26 years on, the heartache still lingers for Williams.

The six-time Formula One world champion says the British Grand Prix won't be the same without spectators but he is still raring to go after months of waiting due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The fiery reality TV personality, 39, is among a host of contenders for the fifth season of Donald Trump's TV show.

She found fame on reality show Making The Band emerging as the show’s breakout star before landing her own reality TV show. But Aubrey O’Day is facing her biggest television challenge yet - battling it out against 17 other familiar faces on Celebrity Apprentice.

In a sneak preview for the reality competition, the 33-year-old pop rock star is seen selling sandwiches in busy Time Square as part of a challenge given to his team by Donald Trump.

She's recently gone from blonde to cherry red, and now Aubrey O'Day has gone one step further by dying her dogs' hair, as well.

It's getting nasty...

Last week’s Celebrity Apprentice ended on a cliffhanger with either Clay Aiken, Arsenio Hall or Aubrey O’Day facing the chop.

The 28-year-old television star opted for a pair of retro-style high waisted bottoms that did nothing to flatter her voluptuous figure.

Managed to pull off odd look

She was tweeting words of wisdom last week as she prepared to make a second attempt at Celebrity Apprentice by participating on their All-Star programme. And on Tuesday it looked like Lisa Rinna was well on her way to victory as she got stuck into some work at The Meatball Shop in New York City.

Usually it is his unusual hairstyle that garners all the attention.

Drama reaches boiling point

According to RadarOnline, the 41-year-old is 'furious' that ex-husband Eddie Cibrian and new wife LeAnn celebrated her son Jake's seventh birthday while she is in New York working on Celebrity Apprentice.

'I think what definitely will come out here is that I'm not a pot stirrer, I'm definitely not a drama-starter,' The Kate Plus 8 matriarch told Us Weekly at a press conference in New  York in March.

He is going to become a grandfather thanks to his wife Shawna Craig, who is four-months pregnant with his eldest daughter Shayne's child.

The Terminator star's crop of famous contestants were spotted filming for the reality game show at an office building in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Much like a similar challenge she faced on Celebrity Apprentice Australia last year, Tegan Martin appeared on Today Extra in an advertorial for cosmetic brand 1000 Hour.

The 51-year-old said the Republican presidential candidate was 'a gentleman' while she was on the hit NBC reality show last year, but that she's no longer a fan because of his 'negativity.'

In 2006, Donald Trump fired pro-wrestler Maria Kanellis-Bennett for using the word 'crap' on Celebrity Apprentice, calling it 'locker room' talk that had no place in his 'boardroom.'

Donald Trump forced employees of his hit reality television show The Apprentice to return to work in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, ex-staffers said on Monday.

The movie star, 69, takes over from Donald Trump on the NBC reality show and appeared at the promotional event wearing a large knee-high medical boot on his right leg.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's first turn as the host of The Celebrity Apprentice was accompanied by fireballs, fast cars and rock music - but the absence of host-turned-President Donald Trump was deafening.

The former reality TV star skewered his replacement on the hit show at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, where he was introduced by Apprentice producer Mark Burnett.

Donald Trump lashed out at Arnold Schwarzenegger for leaving the Apprentice in Twtitter rant saying he was fired due to 'pathetic ratings', just hours after he accused Barack Obama of 'wire tapping'.

That romance nearly caused Don Jr and wife Vanessa to divorce back in 2012 according to multiple sources, who said that the pair began dating when Aubrey O'Day appeared on Celebrity Apprentice.

Former Danity Kane singer, Aubrey O'Day, may have written a song about Donald Trump Jr in 2013. The song DJT was released in 2013, a year after they reportedly ended their alleged affair.

Donald Trump Jr pursued Aubrey O'Day after meeting her on the set of Celebrity Apprentice and told her that he would leave his wife Vanessa so the two could be together according to a new report.

Singer and model O'Day appeared on the Wendy Williams show in 2012 shortly after being fired from The Celebrity Apprentice.

Aubrey O'Day filmed the video as part of a remake of Gotye hit Somebody That I Used To Know in 2012 but rewrote the lyrics to be about her alleged affair with Don Jr, it has been reported.

Vanessa Trump reportedly pleaded with Aubrey O'Day to end her relationship with Donald Trump Jr. in a furious phone call. They met on US TV show The Celebrity Apprentice in 2011.

Ryan Babel scored twice as a rampant Holland claimed a comfortable 4-0 victory over Estonia in their Euro 2020 Group C qualifier on Monday.

The two teams took part in a minute's applause to honour the memory of the Rangers legend who passed away last month following a six-year battle with motor neurone disease.

Andriy Shevchenko became Ukraine head coach after their group-stage exit at Euro 2016. But their video analyst Andrea Maldera claims Shevchenko now wants a move to England or Italy.

We tested five home colour kits. Because, as JAN MOIR points out, it is 'no surrender' time when it comes to grey hairs. Writer Fran Lebowitz once said: 'You are only as good as your last haircut.'

JAN MOIR: You can say what you like about our teadrinking habits, our passion for Yorkshire puddings and wearing socks with sandals, but laughing at our most beloved condiments?

RnB artist Chris Brown has found new allies in Maori women leaders after they supported his plans to perform in New Zealand despite his conviction for assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

Her hair tied and her flawless skin completely make-up free, the model looked ready to work up a sweat as she hit a fitness centre with a female friend.

The Body On Me hit-maker transformed from pent-up stage star to the perfect family man as he took his one-year-old girl to Tyga's son's star-studded birthday party in California on Friday.